Salvadoran People, El Salvador People
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Population: 6,704,932 (July 2005 est.)
Age structure: 0-14 years: 36.5% (male 1,250,901/female 1,198,589) 15-64 years: 58.3% (male 1,860,084/female 2,051,140) 65 years and over: 5.1% (male 153,133/female 191,085) (2005 est.)
Median age: Total: 21.57 years male: 20.44 years female: 22.69 years (2005 est.)
Population growth rate: 1.75% (2005 est.)
Death rate: 5.85 deaths/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Net migration rate: -3.67 migrant(s)/1,000 population (2005 est.)
Sex ratio: At birth: 1.05 male(s)/female under 15 years: 1.04 male(s)/female 15-64 years: 0.91 male(s)/female 65 years and over: 0.8 male(s)/female total population: 0.95 male(s)/female (2005 est.)
Infant mortality rate: Total: 25.1 deaths/1,000 live births male: 27.98 deaths/1,000 live births female: 22.08 deaths/1,000 live births (2005 est.)
Life expectancy at birth: Total population: 71.22 years male: 67.61 years female: 75.01 years (2005 est.)
Total fertility rate: 3.16 children born/woman (2005 est.)
HIV/AIDS - adult prevalence rate: 0.7% (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - people living with HIV/AIDS: 29,000 (2003 est.)
HIV/AIDS - deaths: 2,200 (2003 est.)
Nationality: Noun: Salvadoran(s) adjective: Salvadoran
Ethnic groups: Mestizo 90%, white 9%, Amerindian 1%
Religions: Roman Catholic 83%, other 17% note: there is extensive activity by Protestant groups throughout the country; by the end of 1992, there were an estimated 1 million Protestant evangelicals in El Salvador
Languages: Spanish, Nahua (among some Amerindians)
Literacy: Definition: age 10 and over can read and write total population: 80.2% male: 82.8% female: 77.7% (2003 est.)
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The information here has been derived from Public Domain Sources such as the CIA World Factbook. No liability can be taken for any inaccuracies.
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